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EMC-Electronic Message Centers <br />Neighboring Community Comparisons <br />Community Sign Type Zoning Districts Sign Size EMC Size Hold Time Height Brightness Notes <br />City of Lino Lakes Dynamic Display Commercial, Industrial 50-200 sf 32 sf 8 seconds 30-40 ft <br />1.0 fc onto public street; 0.4 fc onto <br />residential property <br />City of Columbus <br />Dynamic Sign = Changeable Copy Sign, Electronic or <br />Electronic Graphic Display or Video Display CR-Community Retail 100-200 sf 100%8 seconds 20-30 ft <br />Max. 5,000 nits-daylight hours. <br />Max. 500 nits btn dusk to dawn. <br />Automatic dimmer required <br />Changeable Copy = Electronic, non-pictorial, text information; must include <br />default mechanism to freeze frame during malfunction. ISA recommends <br />footcandle vs. nits for brightness measurement. <br />LI- Light Industrial 100-200 sf 100%8 seconds 20-30 ft Same <br />Electronic Graphic Display Sign =Electronic, static images, static graphics or <br />static pictures <br />C/I-Commercial Industrial 100 sf 100%8 seconds 40 ft Same <br />Video Display Sign = Constant motion or pictoral imagery; gives illusion of <br />motion <br />City of Hugo Electronic Graphic Display, Video Display Commercial 40 sf 40%NA 10ft <br />Electronic Graphic Display = electronic imges, graphics or pictures. Cannot <br />flash or pulse. Static image and no motion. <br />Shopping Centers 100 sf 40%NA 20 ft <br />Video Display =motion or pictoral images. Depicts action or movement. Video <br />display signs are prohibited. <br />White Bear Township Illuminated Sign = Electronic Display Screen Business Zoning 100 sf 100%8 seconds 35 ft <br />1.0 fc onto public street; 0.4 fc onto <br />residential property <br />Electronic Display Screen = electronic text or uses changes in lights to form <br />sign message. Includes digital and LED screens. See Section 4-1.4. <br />Industrial 100-250 sf 100%8 seconds 40 ft <br />1.0 fc onto public street; 0.4 fc onto <br />residential property <br />City of Shoreview Message Center <br />Commercial, Business, <br />Industrial 50 sf 50%8 seconds 6 ft 0.3 fc <br />Message Center = sign displaying words, symbols, figures, images that can be <br />electronically or mechanically changed by remote or automatic means. Shall <br />be integrated into a monument or ground sign. Non message center portion <br />shall include name of building. Shall have automatic dimmer control. <br />Video Display <br />Prohibited in all zoning <br />districts. <br />Video Display = sign that changes its message in a manner characterized by <br />motion or special effects. <br />City of Circle Pines Motion Sign <br />Prohibited in all zoning <br />districts. <br />Motion Sign. Motion sign means a sign that revolves, rotates, flashing or <br />changing lights, reflective material, any material that gives the illusion of <br />motion, has any moving parts, search lights used for advertising, or changes <br />the message or display automatically. <br />City of Blaine Freestanding-Monument-Electronic Readerboard Commercial 140 sf 100% 4 second 14 ft automatic dimming mechanism Freestanding, monument style signs require solid base. No visible poles. <br />Freestanding-Monument-Electronic Readerboard Industrial 80 sf 100%4 second 10 ft automatic dimming mechanism Freestanding, monument style signs require solid base. No visible poles. <br />City of Centerville Dynamic Sign Commercial, Industrial 200 sf 20sf NA <br />Ground Sign <br />= 15ft <br />Pylon Sign = <br />35ft <br />Max. 5,000 nits-daylight hours. <br />Max. 500 nits btn dusk to dawn. <br />Automatic dimmer required <br />DYNAMIC SIGN. Any sign that appears to have movement or that appears to <br />change, however frequently by any method other than physically removing <br />part of the sign or its component, whether the apparent movement is in the <br />display, the sign structure itself or any component of the sign. This includes <br />but is not limited to any sign that uses technology or any method that changes <br />the image or sign face without physically changing the sign face or its <br />components. This includes but is not limited to any rotating, revolving, <br />moving , flashing, blinking, or animated display that includes rotating panels, <br />LED lights manipulated through digital input or any other method that allows a <br />sign face to display a changed image or series of images or displays. <br />S:\Community Development\Projects\Planning Cases\TA 2021-001 (Sign Ordinance Amendment)\Staff Reports\20230510 PZ (Dynamic Display Size)\a1 EMC Neighboring Community Comparisons 5/4/2023 <br />Attachment 1: EMC Neighboring Community Comparison Table